McWright was stopped in his car by St. Paul police officer David Quast in March 2012. Quast knew McWright and knew he didn’t have a driver’s license.

McWright said the officer ordered him out of the vehicle, handcuffed him and then searched him because he thought there was a firearm in the car. McrWright and his lawyer argued the officer did not have probable cause to search the vehicle.

The city argued that the officer had reliable information that McWright might have guns on him. McWright also claimed Quast used a racial slur during the traffic stop. That claim was dismissed.